A Full Weekend of HBO: Dragons, Geeks, and a Veep

This Sunday (April 6) will be a busy night of new and returning shows on HBO.  Here is a quick run down so you can prepare yourself and clear your schedule:

-- Game of Thrones:  Season four is back and darker than ever, which is pretty scary given the events of last season.  Can the Starks recover after more bloody losses?  Will King Joffrey ever get what's coming to him?  Will the growing dragons ever cross the sea?  Can man stop the coming carnage of winter from beyond the wall?  And can we remember all of the past stories in time to pick it up again on Sunday?  Well, there is an answer to the last question already.  HBO provides a viewers guide to help summarize the events to date, TV Guide has catch-up articles on the Starks and Lannisters, or you can simply watch Honest Trailer for a humorous summary of the action to date.  

-- Silicon Valley:  So we get a new shows about geeks in Silicon Valley trying to convince investors to pony up money for their great idea.  Sound familiar?  It should, since Amazon has already blazed the trail with Betas, though there is always room for another version of the story. 

-- Veep:  If you need simple comedy in a warped Washington way, the return of Veep will satisfy your needs.  Unlike the over-the-top seriousness of House of Cards, Veep is primarily about the upset and ignored rather than the movers and shakers.